Breaking the spell of habit

Breaking the spell of old habits

          The Chinese have been asked to pay double taxes when the BN government does not fund the Chinese primary schools fully.  Asking the Chinese communities to pay for this / that has become a habit even if when each of the parliamentary ministers who have the allocation of 2 million a year just refuse to give generously to help the schools in need.

          The Chinese are so used to donating money to fund the Chinese schools since time immemorial without thinking whether it is relevant or not.  Look, Tiong Thai King being a Parliamentary minster is allocated RM2 million a year.  Ask him how much he has given to the Chinese Independent Schools, especially Sekolah Menangah Guong Ming, Sibu as he is the director of the board there.  On Friday, 13^th day of the Lunar New Year, I saw the troupe of Lion dancers from Guong Ming coming around the Central Market, Sibu to perform and get ‘angpows’ for the school.  Asking money from the Chinese community has become a traditional habit, I think.

        State assembly minister is allocated RM1 million a year.  Ask Wong Soon Koh, where is the money?

          Lately Kiew Nan Chinese Primary School in Sibu appealed for donation again to build more classroom and RM120,000 was required.  Tiong Thai King was invited to attend the Chinese New Year gathering.  I wonder whether he gave / not from that special fund RM2 million.  (Please refer to 25Feb2013  See Hua Daily News)

           华民小学 in Sarikei needed money to build the toilets but Ting Kwong Hiing (陈冠  ) MP from Sarikei could only donate RM20,000.  Again, the school appealed the public for donation.  Why?  When your MP has RM2 million at his disposal , yet he is reluctant to give out.  Why should the Chinese community shoulder this responsibility when your Parliamentary MPs each has RM2 million and each of the BN State Assembly minister has RM1million  at their disposal. 

          It is time the Chinese community should say,”No.” boldly and request Tiong Thai King, Wong Soon Koh and Ting Kwong Hiing to be more responsible and give out the money for good use.